Catholic Herald: Why this debate between Christian conservatives matters for everyone by C C Pecknold
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Ahmari is right. Defending Drag Queen Story Hour as “freedom of viewpoint” is a kind of moral indifferentism that doesn’t really redound to Christian witness either. French is right that Christians ought to be in the business of “loving our enemies,” praying for the conversion of our neighbors, and defending their intrinsic dignity as bearers of God’s image. I want David French in the courtroom defending Christians. But I think that Ahmari has the more fundamental truth on his side. Namely, that we cannot afford to settle for procedural freedom, but we must advance a substantive vision of the good. Christians might suffer either way. It has sometimes been our lot in God’s good providence. But if Christians are to suffer, it shouldn’t be for “viewpoint neutrality.” It should not be because we failed to stand for what is right and just for all men, but because we did.
This is to play into the hands of liberalism -- accepting their assumption that all differences in opinion about morality can somehow be dialogued away, and that reason alone will establish which is correct. "All we need to do is convince them that a substantive vision of the good exists!" With the loss of common culture (and morality) and the subsequent breakdown in social cohesion, only a few solutions are possible, and dialogue or affirming the "true conservative position" in stronger terms is not one of them.
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Rod Dreher: French-Ahmari: A Report From The Scene
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